Import/export HS code 7011: Glass parts for lamps and tubes

Glass envelopes, bulbs, and tubes used in electric lamps, cathode-ray tubes, and similar devices

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
China 1,740,053
France 1,346,387
Czechia 635,799
Canada 306,990
Germany 186,959

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 1,011,420 728,633 -282,787
France 700,163 646,224 -53,939
Czechia 341,256 294,543 -46,713
Canada 152,275 154,715 +2,440
Germany 49,451 137,508 +88,057
Italy 76,232 53,179 -23,053
United States 35,135 54,756 +19,621
Ireland 37,940 4,317 -33,623
Poland 6,783 24,484 +17,701
India 12,034 13,090 +1,056

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 1,940,634
Czechia 630,735
Germany 288,885
Italy 129,378
United States 93,928

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 1,126,590 814,044 -312,546
Czechia 332,673 298,062 -34,611
Germany 104,990 183,895 +78,905
Italy 76,199 53,179 -23,020
United States 24,778 69,150 +44,372
Canada 32,445 21,006 -11,439
France 22,952 3,094 -19,858
United Kingdom 0 25,362 +25,362
India 12,034 13,090 +1,056
Portugal 5,963 15,134 +9,171

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 4 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 0 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,773,178
Other 1,337,514
Air transport 954,672
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 570,969
Road transport 1,433

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,073,482 699,696 -373,786
Other 703,819 633,695 -70,124
Air transport 401,094 553,578 +152,484
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 314,426 256,543 -57,883
Road transport 1,433 0 -1,433

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,337,514
London Gateway Port 835,674
Felixstowe 528,312
London 471,831
London Heathrow Airport 415,965

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
000 703,819 633,695 -70,124
London Gateway Port 299,209 536,465 +237,256
Felixstowe 501,715 26,597 -475,118
London 265,170 206,661 -58,509
London Heathrow Airport 178,571 237,394 +58,823
East Midlands Airport 86,205 161,932 +75,727
Thamesport 119,449 48,079 -71,370
Liverpool Docks 99,665 38,691 -60,974
Birmingham Airport 27,784 81,888 +54,104
London Stansted Airport 67,149 36,128 -31,021

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Other manufacturing
8
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 10
2026-04 10
2026-03 8
2026-02 7
2026-01 5

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 25
54m+ 16
15m-54m 9
Other 7
0-1m 6

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
United States 673,595
Switzerland 285,498
Gambia 154,718
Germany 129,080
Poland 91,939

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 329,926 343,669 +13,743
Switzerland 122,750 162,748 +39,998
Gambia 114,976 39,742 -75,234
Germany 101,416 27,664 -73,752
Poland 6,475 85,464 +78,989
Thailand 45,022 39,507 -5,515
Ireland 43,542 24,988 -18,554
France 36,662 26,684 -9,978
Spain 51,177 273 -50,904
Norway 32,190 15,538 -16,652

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
United States 6,887
XI 1,081
China 663
Ireland 181
Italy 96

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 4,005 2,882 -1,123
XI 605 476 -129
China 395 268 -127
Ireland 155 26 -129
Italy 79 17 -62
Viet Nam 25 0 -25
France 19 0 -19
Germany 8 0 -8

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,463,964
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 247,692
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 222,086
Other 10,750

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 803,358 660,606 -142,752
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 99,362 148,330 +48,968
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 180,843 41,243 -139,600
Other 6,006 4,744 -1,262

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 570,563
ZLC 396,628
London Heathrow Airport 348,244
London Gateway Port 130,447
Dover / Eurotunnel 123,568

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
East Midlands Airport 336,379 234,184 -102,195
ZLC 220,842 175,786 -45,056
London Heathrow Airport 164,142 184,102 +19,960
London Gateway Port 92,425 38,022 -54,403
Dover / Eurotunnel 58,279 65,289 +7,010
London Stansted Airport 53,553 49,497 -4,056
Dover 25,391 73,064 +47,673
Grangemouth Docks 45,431 0 -45,431
Manchester Airport 28,442 14,453 -13,989
London 20,985 0 -20,985

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 7011

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Glass envelopes, bulbs, and tubes used in electric lamps, cathode-ray tubes, and similar devices